Racking cane in boiling wort?

[Plan9]

Can a normal acrylic racking can handle boiling wort, or should I pick up a stainless one?

I'm trying to figure out how to get my wort out of the kettle, and through my CFC.

 

[Kayos]

I wouldn't use acrylic in boiling wort. How about a wort wizard? I have never used them, but seems like a good idea. Or maybe get a weldless valve on your kettle.

www.wortwizard.com

 

[Blender]

I will melt and bend. Don't do it. How about installing a valve on you kettle for draining?

 

[Plan9]

A valve is in the long term plans, but I'm looking at short term, like this weekend, kinda plans.

 

[Funkenjaeger]

I was in a similar boat a while back. Built a CFC, and like the day before brew day, realized I had no way to get the wort through it. I wound up buying a foot of 3/8" copper tubing, and soldering a 1/2" end cap on there to act like the plastic caps on racking cane tips.

The whole ordeal pretty much sucked, between trying to maintain a siphon (with a hop bag on the racking cane) and trying to regulate the water flow to maintain the wort temp where I needed it... That was one of the two times I used the CFC before selling it and switching to an immersion chiller. I think it would have been a lot better if I'd been using a kettle valve.

YMMV...

 

[5 Is Not Enough]

Bad idea.

 

[67coupe390]

Bad idea.

ha ha I'm not the only one!!!!!!

 

[e lo]

Bad idea.

Now that is a hilarious picture. Your autosiphon looks so sad...

Plan9 ... you could get a stainless racking cane at your LHBS for the short-term. More $, but boiling wort wouldn't be a problem.

 

[knipknup]

Bad idea.

Me too, and she was even hot... but it didn't help.

Stainless or cool it first...

 

[PseudoChef]

I use a stainless steal racking cane and a wort wizard to pump through my Shirron. No valve needed.

 

[5 Is Not Enough]

Stainless is nice, but you can also use copper.

 

[McKBrew]

Bad idea.

I didn't know sticking my racking cane in boiling wort could cause ED

 

[knipknup]

After checking out the wortwizard, I noticed the last page of the technical diagram link has a pretty cool idea to use instead of the stainless racking cane.

Does anybody use something like this?

 

[Plan9]

I saw that. It's a pretty good idea.
I was going to buy a SS cane, but Frankenjaeger mentioned copper, and it got me looking through the garage. I found a 2 foot piece of 3/8 copper, and I'm going to bend my own.

 

[knipknup]

Sweet, you just saved yourself a chunk of change!
I have ball valves to attach but the piece of copper looks much easier.

 

[Plan9]

The piece of copper was a little too short to make a nice curve at the top and bottom, and still stand up.
So I came up with another solution.

The pot came with a turkey stand that has a false bottom, and a pole.
I wired the copper to it with a flat bend at the bottom.
Just lower it in on top of the trub, and your good to go. In theory.

 

[knipknup]

That's excellent, but you should use high temp hose because that hose will melt in half during your siphon. I learned that one in the same siphon that warped my auto-siphon. See picture in earlier post if you need your memory jogged...

 

[Plan9]

Ahh yes. Good point.

 

[Plan9]

What type of hose can withstand these temps, and not impart off-flavors in the wort?
I'm thinking rubber hose would add some funky flavors.

 

[knipknup]

This is what I just ordered. It came today but I haven't used it yet. It has no oder, but that is just out of the box. It was a bit spendy at $3/ft.

Durable Norprene Blended Rubber/Plastic Tubing
Part number 52035k27
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